Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:42 p.m.

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Arts flock to Abu Dhabi

Some worry about Univ. involvement

Staff Reporter, Staff Reporter, Staff Reporter, Staff Reporter
Published Friday, March 9, 2007

“Winged Victory,” along with other masterpieces from the Louvre’s collection, may literally take flight in 2012, when the Louvre plans to open a branch of its galleries in Abu Dhabi. In return, Abu Dhabi’s government — which is also discussing plans for a possible collaboration with Yale — will send more than $1 billion to France.

Abu Dhabi’s agreement with the Louvre, finalized Wednesday, comes as Yale intensifies its talks with Abu Dhabi — one of the United Arab Emirates — about the possibility of opening an arts institute in the Emirate. But other universities have been wary of...

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